腺鼠疫的过去、现在与未来 - 莎伦·N·德威特：英语精读讲义

在一场关于停电的演讲开始前，哪种开场最明确地邀请听众在脑中形成鲜明画面？

1. Every light in your town goes out tonight.
2. Imagine if every light in your town went out tonight.
3. Did every light in your town go out tonight?

用 wipe out 的一般过去时被动形式完成句子：Several local species ____ by the invasive predator.

用表示想象来源的目标短语完成句子：The abandoned amusement park looked like ____ a horror film.

用引出公认名称的目标双词短语完成句子：This stage of sleep is ____ REM sleep.

哪一句正确使用了句首 -ing 从句，并且其隐含主语与主句主语一致？

1. Crossing the desert, the heat made every step difficult.
2. Crossing the desert, extra water was carried by the travelers.
3. Crossing the desert, the travelers carried extra water.

在这句话中，as much as 是什么意思：The reservoir can hold as much as 2 million gallons?

1. 它的储水量与另一个水库相同。
2. 它最多可容纳 200 万加仑，而且这个数字被突出为很大的容量。
3. 它始终恰好装有 200 万加仑。

哪句话表示无水可用是停电造成的结果，而不是停电的目的？

1. The building had no water before the power outage shut down the pumps.
2. The power outage shut down the pumps to leave the building without water.
3. The power outage shut down the pumps, leaving the building without water.

用引出观察内容的两个词完成这个句型：One of the most useful things about this app ____ it works offline.

用表示对比和名词替代的结构完成句子：This is not a minor setback, ____ could change our plans.

填入引出被分析材料的介词：The report includes DNA analysis ____ the tissue samples.

哪一个句子正确使用了 as well as，并且主谓一致？

1. The report, as well as the photographs, were submitted yesterday.
2. The report, as well as the photographs, was submitted yesterday.
3. The report and the photographs was submitted yesterday.

the Plague of Justinian in 541 CE 在这里指什么？

1. 黑死病的另一个英文名称
2. 一场与查士丁尼皇帝时代相关的较早鼠疫疫情
3. 一种以查士丁尼皇帝命名的细菌

用 cause 的过去时被动形式完成句子：The flight delays ____ a power failure.

给出证据后，“What this means is that ...”通常表示什么？

1. 它引出一个与前面证据无关的事实。
2. 它把前面的证据转化为明确结论。
3. 它要求听众回答一个直接问题。

在句子 "The same virus can behave differently in different climates," 中，can behave differently 是什么意思？

1. 它每次都必须呈现不同的模式。
2. 它在不同条件下可能呈现不同模式。
3. 它已经学会了改变自己行为的技能。

在句子 "Even before the update, the app worked well" 中，even 增加了什么含义？

1. 它表示这款应用只在更新后才运行良好。
2. 它强调这款应用在一个出乎意料的早期时间就已经运行良好。
3. 它只是说明更新比计划时间更早发生。

句子 The mortality rate was no more than 3%. 的意思是什么？

1. 该比率至少为3%。
2. 该比率约为3%，也可能略高。
3. 该比率可以是3%或更低，但不能更高。

哪句话表示小规模停电通常只局限在一栋楼内，同时允许存在例外？

1. Small outages tend to spread beyond one building.
2. Small outages tend to remain localized to one building.
3. Small outages always remain localized to one building.

用本课中表示“传播得极快”的习语完成句子：Within an hour, the rumor had ____ across the campus.

communicated 在这个句子中是什么意思？The illness was communicated directly from one person to another.

1. 人们互相交流了有关这种疾病的信息。
2. 这种疾病直接在人与人之间传播。
3. 这种疾病被向公众宣布了。

“genetic comparisons of ancient to modern strains”最准确的意思是什么？

1. 把古代菌株与现代菌株进行了比较。
2. 古代菌株逐渐演变成了现代菌株。
3. 这些菌株从古代环境移动到了现代环境。

用本课表达补全句子，使其表示“解释为什么……的核心因素”：____ the team kept winning was its careful preparation.

用 not in A, but in B 完成对比：The cause must lie ____ the hardware, ____ the software settings.

在本句中，the High Middle Ages 指什么？

1. 大多数中世纪人居住在高山地区的一段时期
2. 欧洲中世纪史上介于中世纪早期和晚期之间的一个时期
3. 现代以前全部的欧洲历史

用 had led to 完成较早发生的因果关系：Before the factory upgraded its equipment, years of poor maintenance ____ frequent breakdowns.

用本课的形象说法完成句子：After the twins were born, the family had two more ____.

请用表示“造成灾难性后果”的固定表达完成句子：For the rescue team, losing radio contact in the storm could ____.

哪句话自然地表示一座受损的桥已经失去了原先承载重型卡车的能力？

1. The damaged bridge could support heavy trucks again.
2. The damaged bridge could no longer support heavy trucks.
3. The damaged bridge had never supported heavy trucks.

请用 kept + 宾语 the classroom + 形容词 quiet 完成句子：The closed door ____ during the exam.

请用表示持续下降趋势的目标短语完成句子：Over ten years, the region experienced ____ average rainfall.

请选择能清楚表示因果关系的连接语：The roads were covered in ice. ___ all local schools were closed.

1. As a result,
2. For example,
3. Meanwhile,

哪个句子能自然地补充说明围栏被毁造成的结果？

1. The flood destroyed the fence, left the farm vulnerable to wild animals.
2. The flood destroying the fence, leaving the farm vulnerable to wild animals.
3. The flood destroyed the fence, leaving the farm vulnerable to wild animals.

在原句中，“telltale signs of malnutrition”指什么？

1. 与健康无关的次要细节
2. 由营养不良的人讲述的故事
3. 能清楚指向营养不良的线索

请用能预告恰好两个要点的短语完成句子：The update helps our team ____: it reduces delays and prevents duplicate work.

用目标短语引出社会整体层面的影响：____, the policy reduced inequality.

用表示“供应量足够整个群体分配”的目标表达补全句子：There are enough blankets ____, so everyone will get one.

在句子 Regular exercise can improve sleep, as several studies have shown? 中，as 从句起什么作用？

1. 它说明锻炼是在什么时候进行的。
2. 它表示这些研究导致了睡眠改善。
3. 它提供研究证据来支持这一结论。

在句子 Better access to education can increase social mobility? 中，social mobility 是什么意思？

1. 货物从一个地方运输到另一个地方
2. 人们在不同社会或经济位置之间流动
3. 人们的身体变得更快或更灵活

哪句话正确使用了并列的 -ing 短语来构成结果链？

1. The new rail line reduced travel times, connecting remote towns and eventually creating new jobs.
2. The new rail line reducing travel times, connecting remote towns and eventually created new jobs.
3. The new rail line reduced travel times, connected remote towns and eventually creating new jobs.

一场演讲刚刚介绍了某项政策对环境的影响。接下来哪句话能自然地把经济影响作为第二个层面引入？

1. The policy also had a significant economic impact.
2. The policy had an impact economically also significant.
3. The policy instead was a significant economic impact.

用表示“使这种情况在事后持续存在”的两个词短语完成句子：The factory closure ____ a town with very few job opportunities.

使用本课的正式动词完成这个科学语境中的句子：The vaccine may ____ immunity to several strains.

请用本课表示“未来可能变得非常有用”的完整结构填空：This low-cost battery ____ highly useful in remote areas.

请用本课表示“与某个参照对象比较规模”的准确短语填空：This school had never hosted an event ____ the citywide science fair.

哪一句在不带讽刺的情况下，自然且结构正确地使用了 thanks to？

1. Several homes were lost thanks to the wildfire.
2. Thanks to the early warning, everyone reached safety in time.
3. Thanks to the storm destroyed the bridge.

在医学语境中，a drug-resistant strain 是什么意思？

1. 一位拒绝吃药的患者
2. 某种药物无法轻易杀死或控制的病原体变体
3. 一种可以抵抗所有细菌的药物

The new conflict threatens the return of darker times 这句话是什么意思？

1. 有人在口头威胁要关掉灯。
2. 这场新的冲突可能使充满恐惧和苦难的时期重现。
3. 这场新的冲突会让夜晚在物理意义上变得更暗。

用 shape 的现在完成时被动语态完成句子：The neighborhood ____ by decades of migration.

使用指定结构 not just for ... may also 完成句子：The app is useful ____ tracking expenses; it ____ help you plan a budget.

哪句话表示某个事物可以保护人们，使其免遭危险后果？

1. This treatment can save patients from serious complications.
2. This new system can save patients several hours of waiting.
3. The clinic can save the medicine for emergency use.